Topic: Jorvan Vieira

Iraqi team train at home for first time since fall of Saddam

AFP Global Edition - 1193 days ago
The Iraqi national football team was seen training in Baghdad on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein five years ago.Around 20 players resumed training this week at al-Shaab stadium, the main football venue in Baghdad, under ...

Brazil's Vieira leaves Iraq as charity game postponed

AFP Global Edition - 1232 days ago
Iraq's Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira has left the embattled country as a friendly charity match with an European team was put off by two months.Vieira, who started work with the Iraqi national team at training in Baghdad this week for ...

Vieira leaves Iraq as charity game postponed

AFP Global Edition - 1232 days ago
Iraq's Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira has left the embattled country as a friendly charity match with a European team was put off by two months.Vieira, who this week conducted the national squad's first training session in Baghdad since the ...

Brazilian Vieira back at the helm of Iraq football

AFP Global Edition - 1256 days ago
Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira was back at the helm of Iraq's national football team on Wednesday, called in to revive the slumping side after lifting them to the Asian Cup title last year. "We can fly higher, but we have a ...

Inspired Iraq claims Asian Cup crown

AP News - 1658 days ago
Iraq, in Inspirational Victory, Beats Saudi Arabia 1-0 for Asian Cup TitleIraq won the Asian Cup for the first time Sunday, a beacon of hope for a nation divided by war.Iraq's 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on a 71st-minute header ...